Clinical Trials Arena April 10, 2025
In 2023, a report by Lord James O’Shaughnessy found the UK had dropped from fourth to tenth as global contributors to clinical trials.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) claims the UK is again a global leader in clinical trials.
As part of the project, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, the MHRA has published a paper in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, which provides a deep insight into the UK’s clinical trials landscape.
The MHRA believes this is the first analysis conducted by a UK regulator to evaluate clinical trial submissions.
Report findings
Between February 2019 and October 2023, the MHRA Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) received 4,616 initial clinical trial submissions, with the highest...
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